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A man who escaped Tuesday from Washington State Department of Corrections’ custody while being transported through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was arrested in Tacoma on Wednesday …
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from using the Medicaid data of patients in Washington and 19 other states for immigration enforcement purposes.
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When it comes to Western Washington's weather, there's good news and bad news.
Wednesday marked the start of a cooling trend, bringing lower temperatures through the end of the week and …
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After orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that generated more than $577 million in sales and targeted hundreds of thousands of people around the world, two men from Estonia were sentenced …
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A quickly growing wildfire that triggered evacuation orders in parts of Thurston County Wednesday afternoon has been downgraded as forward progress was stopped.
A Level 3 evacuation order …
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Local labor and activist groups are suing Tacoma and Pierce County, alleging that government officials illegally blocked a citizen-led initiative raising the city’s minimum wage to $20 from …
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An aide to former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz alleges in a new lawsuit that her boss brushed off allegations that the agency's top lawyer was being physically and verbally abusive.
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A Deming man will spend more than 13 years in prison for two felonies related to his possession of more than 90,000 files depicting child sexual abuse, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He …
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On the 246th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the grand opening of the 2025 SWW Fair, a congressional race, a spot of crime, and more.
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Jim Walsh, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, says officials with the Washington State Fair are “asking for a world of hurt” if they don’t reverse course in a flap with …
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A wildfire near Rainier has prompted an urgent evacuation order for residents starting at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Residents are advised to immediately evacuate a triangular area bound by …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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While completing design work for the City of Centralia’s Westside Connector Phase I Project in July 2024, a subcontractor for the city’s design engineer may have found a grave discovery.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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About 150 members of the Centralia community collaborated on a community mural during Founder’s Day weekend to celebrate the city’s 150th birthday.
The mural, designed by muralist …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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Chehalis 10-year-old Kimber Serl was named the 2025 Little Miss Friendly on Tuesday night during a ceremony at the Southwest Washington Fair.
She will serve one year as “the living …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / Ty@chronline.com
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Sage Investments LLC is not finished transforming hotels in Centralia.
The Centralia City Council unanimously approved two development agreements with the developer during the council’s …
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The Southwest Washington Fair hosted its opening ceremonies Tuesday morning, Aug. 12, starting just after 11 a.m. on the Community Stage at the center of the fairgrounds to kick off a week of …
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jaime M. Granados, 31, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at about 9:42 p.m. Aug. 8 for first-degree burglary after attempting to …
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• KENNETH DONALD SMOTHERMAN , 88, Morton, died Aug. 7. Arrangements are under the care of Sticklin Funeral Chapel.
• CORBY EUGENE TURNER, 85, Toledo, died Aug. 11 at home. Arrangements …
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With car show season in full swing as summer progresses, gearheads have a trio of car shows happening over the next two weekends to show off their projects and admire others’ classic restored …
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With a month remaining prior to the fifth annual Chehalis Flying Saucer Party, scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13 in downtown Chehalis, event organizers are now accepting artwork submissions for the …
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